The alleged bandit kingpin arrested in a forest in Delta
State, Abubakar Usman, has claimed that he and other members of his gang rear
cattle for an Alhaji based in Abuja.
Recall that operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s
Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in collaboration with the SafeCity Security Service,
arrested the suspect on Wednesday during an operation at his hideout in the
Ogwashi-Uku/Adonta Forest.
Usman was apprehended after an exchange of gunfire between
security operatives and the suspected kidnappers.
The operation followed the abduction of one Mrs Blessing
Chiedu, a native of Umunede Kingdom, who was kidnapped on July 2, 2026, along
the Ani-Ifekide Farm Road in Ubulu-Uku.
Confirming the incident, human rights activist Harrison
Gwamnishu, in a statement posted on X, said the kidnappers had demanded a N100
million ransom from the victim’s family.
A video circulating on social media showed Gwamnishu
interviewing the suspect after his arrest.
During the interview, Usman said he travelled from Niger
State, his state of origin to Delta, where he met two other members of the
gang.
He alleged that the group received about N5 million in
ransom from one of their victims.
“We are three in number. I’m from Niger State. We were using
a pump-action gun.
“The Alhaji we are working for is in Abuja, but I don’t know
exactly where he lives,” the suspect said.
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